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Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 2428

Police, England And Wales

The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Made

2nd September 2009

Laid before Parliament

8th September 2009

Coming into force

1st October 2009

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 113A(1)(b) and 125 of the Police Act 1997(1), makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 1st October 2009.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Amendment of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002

2.  In regulation 4(a) of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002(2) for “£31” substitute “£26” (fees for criminal records certificates and enhanced criminal records certificates).

Phil Woolas

Minister of State

Home Office

2nd September 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002 by reducing the fee for an application made under section 113A of the Police Act 1997 for a criminal records certificate from £31 to £26 with effect from 1st October 2009. No fee is payable in relation to an application made by a volunteer under this section.

(1)

1997 c. 50. Section 113A was inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15) and was amended by S.I. 2009/203.